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Northeast Kingdom Section, Green Mountain Club
1. NAME
A. The name of this organization shall be Northeast Kingdom
Section of the Green Mountain Club, Inc. (the Section).
B. The Green Mountain Club, Inc., a non-profit Vermont corporation,
shall be referred to as the Corporation.
2. PURPOSES
A. To maintain and establish trails and shelters in the Northeast
Kingdom of Vermont which the Corporation assigns to the Section
and/or for which the Section accepts responsibility.
B. To sponsor outdoor-related activities.
C. To promote awareness of the trails of the Northeast Kingdom.
D. To promote education about the environment of the Northeast
Kingdom, including issues of stewardship of lands and wildlife.
E. To make the mountains of Vermont play a larger part in
the lives of both the Section's members and the general public.
3. MEMBERSHIP
A. Classes of membership are as follows:
(1) Individual: Any individual may join the Corporation as
a voting member.
(2) Family: A family consists of one or two adults and their
dependent children.
(3) Nonprofit: A not-for-profit organization.
(4) Business.
(5) Life: Life or honorary members as designated by the Corporation.
B. Application for membership shall be in writing, on forms
provided by the Section or the Corporation. Membership becomes
effective on receipt by the Corporation of the application
and payment of dues. Membership in the Section automatically
confers membership in the Corporation with all benefits of
the Corporation.
C. The membership year shall be the Section's fiscal year.
D. Membership dues amount and the amount to be remitted by
the Corporation to the Section shall be set by the Corporation.
E. Membership records shall be maintained by the Membership
Coordinator.
4. OFFICERS
A. The officers of the Section shall be a President, Vice-President,
Director to the Corporation's Board of Directors, Treasurer,
Secretary, Membership Coordinator, and Trails and Shelters
Coordinator. The duties of the officers shall be those agreed
on by the Executive Committee of the Section.
B. Officers, except the Director, shall be elected for a
term of one year and shall serve until successors are elected.
C. No officer except the Director shall serve for more than
three consecutive years in the same office.
D. Any officer or Director may be removed by a two-thirds
vote of those present and voting at any officially warned
meeting of the Section, provided that notice of such a proposed
action is mailed by the Secretary to all members at least
fifteen days in advance of such meeting.
E. In the event of a vacancy in any office, the Executive
Committee shall appoint a replacement until the next annual
meeting.
5. CORPORATION DIRECTOR
A. The Director shall be elected to represent the Section
on the Corporation's Board of Directors as prescribed in the
Bylaws of the Corporation.
6. COMMITTEES
A. The Executive Committee shall consist of the President,
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Director, Membership
Coordinator, Trails and Shelter Coordinator, Newsletter Editor,
Publicity Coordinator, and the past President, ex officio.
B. The Executive Committee shall conduct the business of
the Section and shall involve the membership in the planning
of activities of the Section.
C. Special committees of at least three members may be appointed
by the President or the Executive Committee as needed.
7. APPOINTED OFFICERS
A. The Executive Committee shall appoint a Newsletter Editor
to serve for one year.
B. The Executive Committee may appoint a Publicity Coordinator
to serve for one year.
8. ELECTIONS
Officers shall be elected at the annual meeting Voting will
be by paper ballot if there is more than one nominee for a
vacancy.
9. MEETINGS
A. The annual meeting shall be held in April. The Executive
Committee shall determine the date, time, and place. The organizational
meeting of the Section shall be considered its first annual
meeting, at whatever time it takes place.
B. A special meeting of the Section may be called by the
Executive Committee or by a petition signed by at least 20
percent of the membership or ten members of the Section, whichever
is larger.
C. A quorum for any Section meeting shall be ten members
of the Section.
D. The Secretary shall notify the membership of any meeting
of the Section at least fifteen days before the meeting.
10. FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Section shall be May 1 through April
30.
11. DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
In the event of the dissolution of the Section, according
to the Bylaws of the Corporation, any tangible assets remaining
after all liabilities have been met shall become the property
of the Corporation.
12. AMENDMENTS
The Bylaws may be amended at any officially warned meeting
of the Section by a two-thirds vote of the members present
and voting, provided notice of such proposed amendments is
included in the notification of the meeting.
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